fl_guy
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| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Thanks @yyzsantabarbara, I appreciate the info and your impressions with the preamps you have at hand. It sounds like you have a couple of great options, and you're well set with two really great systems. That's awesome - enjoy. | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC hi @sns, thanks for your comments. I think that I get the distinction/point that you're trying to make (and my impressions so far agree btw). It seems to me that we're reporting very similar impressions in slightly different ways. I'm glad to he... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC I'm about 40 hours in. Just to add my two cents in case it's helpful ... Yep, the sound changes quite a bit during the initial hours to my ears also. Listening every 4 hours or so, just for fun. It has sounded really good at times, and at one po... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @yyzsantabarbara thanks for the update. It's great that you've found a pairing that you are very happy with, congrats & enjoy :-). I haven't yet decide what pre-amp to try the Musetec yet. Out of curiosity, are you using and liking stock tube... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Thanks everyone for taking the time to share your impressions of the DA005 with and without a preamp, and with various different preamps. That was helpful for me, and I hope may help others considering adding this product to their system. Fyi fwi... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @melm re "Somewhere in an audio system, unless it is exquisitely matched, there will be the limiting component..." - Yep, so true. There's always something that's the weakest link, that could be better... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @sruffle got it. Thanks for taking the time to reply. | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Thanks @melm, that's a helpful reference point. Yeah the Saga+ isn't currently in use. Had it for another reason, not getting much use these days. I'm somewhat (superficially) familiar with the Rouge RP-7, so I have some idea. Definitely sounds... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC As well as for your posts with impressions @sns. Re "too austere, clinical for me" [direct] - yeah, that's been a common theme, and something of a concern for me, DA005 sound seems to be close to the analytical line. Sure wish I could hear it. It... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Got it - thanks again for the info! | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Interesting - thanks for the info @sns. Just for completeness, is that an OG Saga, or Saga+? | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Interesting, thanks for the info @sruffle. I imagine that you probably tried the system & DAC005 with and without the preamp. Did you find that the Tortuga improves the SQ result significantly? or are you perhaps using the Tortuga for other r... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Thanks @melm. That's kind of what I expected, but it was worth asking :-). Thanks for taking the time to share your experience. Out of curiosity, how would you compare the SQ result with the RP-7 vs the Freya+? A new DAC at this time would alread... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC And yeah, I realize that the Saga+ isn't strictly 'passive'... I'm trying to get at whether changing the output impedance presented by the DAC and/or pre-amp to the amp provides most of the benefit, or whether additional gain is important for bes... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Edit: The second para should read: "This would of course only affect the output _impedance_ aspect presented at the interface to the amp, and would not provide any gain...." |